HOW TO PAINT A SMOOTH FINISH - using annie sloan chalk paint

Anyone who owns a piece of my work

or has visited and touched the finish 

on my furniture usually comments 

about how smooth it is. There are 

many different things you can do to 

get a smoother ASCP paint finish 

when using a brush and I am sharing

some of the secrets I use.

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GENEROSITY, HARD WORK, and PROVENCE

You hear the stories of ppl donating time or money to a good cause and the perception is they will get it back two fold. Pay it forward is what we call it these days, and this is my story of paying it forward and my perception of getting it back.

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REINDEER MOSS AND ITALIAN FRAMES - topiary,florist, kitchen, nephews

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I WANNA BE .... - copy me challenge

 

This area is where I have done most of my refinishing over the last 3 years, part of my kitchen.

As some of you know from reading my house tour we live in less then 800sq.ft it's tight and most

rooms have to be duel purposed. I finally had enough of the chaos when it came to

cooking and dining and listening to George stumble down the hall to go to the
bathroom in the night.

Last Month I decided to moved a great deal of the

 house around so I could start working in the back room. One day while visiting the *MISS's blog*

I came across her grandparents desk and just adored how she had it placed. Well *my reproduction*

Miss Mustard Seed desk (last summer yard sale $15)

should have the same status in our home, after all I do love it, and now

there was an empty spot for it. But unfortunately this is the reality of our home.

 

The results for me and this challenge is:

I wouldn't mind being more like Miss Mustard Seed